Spring in California is strange!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
Walnut Creek, California
February 17, 2018 8:49pm CST
During a normal Winter, California's beauty peaks in January. The hills are Ireland green, and blossoms on our tress are not far behind. The air is cool (50s F) and perfect for hiking.
This Winter, we've been a bit rain-deprived, but our hills were still a beautiful green a week ago. I'll attach picture from recent years if I receive any comments to this post. But I already see the brown (some call it gold) of Summer poking through.
The blossoms appear to be on-schedule. I took this picture today, at the end of a bike ride. The building is actually a part of my apartment complex. So, while people in the Midwest are suffering through cold and digging out of snow storms, we're already getting hints of brown in our grass and admiring Spring's blossoms.
Is that why Californians are so weird?
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@JudyEv (342083)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 18
It's a wonderful season for eucalyptus blossom in our area. The trees are all displaying a great covering of (mostly) white blossom. The photo is from a previous year and is actually a melaleuca or paperbark but the blossom is the same. This one is on the side of a street.
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@JudyEv (342083)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 18
@JohnRoberts It is a really good season for the bee-keepers here and apparently the latest popular thefts are beehives! You'd want to know what you were doing, wouldn't you?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 18
That is pretty spectacular.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Feb 18
@TheHorse "The spring here is weird"
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Feb 18
@BarBaraPrz What language as Patsie typing in?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
18 Feb 18
nope, there'd be other reasons ya folks're so weird :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
19 Feb 18
@TheHorse how much time ya got? dunno what'cha folks'd be shakin' out there. way too populated fer this ol' gal. although, i've heard tell there's a place'n northern cali where horseback 'tis the 'mode' 'f transportation. smallish town 'n i'd not mind bein' there :)
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Feb 18
@crazyhorseladycx I wonder what town that is!
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
18 Feb 18
Most of our grass is brown as we have not had any rain just snow. The snow has been gone for awhile now but we are expecting rain next week so that will help alot. I know you all struggle with hardly any rain so i'll be glad to pass some along to you whenever it arrives here.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Feb 18
@Blondie2222 We shall see!
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@toniganzon (72535)
• Philippines
18 Feb 18
Most probably.
My grandparents lived in LA City. They're both gone now and I miss them.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
18 Feb 18
You're right. I saw the almond trees blooming all over when I went to town today. I'm sure the peaches won't be far behind. I'm afraid, though, that the frost might get all those lovely blossoms before they can turn into fruit. Here on the Central Coast we expect freezing temperatures for about the next ten nights -- even though daytime temperatures have been warm.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
23 Feb 18
@TheHorse Not for a few days, but we may get rain at the beginning and end of next week. I need to spread seeds and organic snail bait. That should mean higher night temperatures. After it warms up I can take the floating row covers off for a time.
@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
18 Feb 18
I don't think Californians are weird as I was born in California (Glendale). But I'm kinda jealous of the weather your having. This week is supposed to be warmer even in the 60's. I was so disappointed that there was ice on the road this morning as we couldn't make it to church again, we have missed three Sundays because of snow and ice, ugh! Sure makes me appreciate church a whole lot not being able to go. I don't think the snow is behind us quite yet! But time will tell.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Feb 18
You may be on to something there!
We have daffodils and crocus here, barely a freeze yet this winter, now snow is predicted off and on this week with overnight temps in the 20s.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
22 Feb 18
Our trees here are still barren. And it's really cold, especially at night.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
18 Feb 18
OH lordy don't tell me you are heading towards a drought situation again. They have had a serious water supply in Cape Town over the past few weeks.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 18
No, it's because all the crazies leave the rest of the country and move here!
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